Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-04-14
STRIKE MATTERS.
A Gigantic Federation Of Miners
to be Organized as Knights
Of Labor.
The Chicago Carpenters Strike-Sev-
eral Fights and Some Dissatis-
faction Manifested.
indianapolis Stone Cutters Throw Down
Their Tools-The Color Line in the
Cotton Handlers Strike.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, April 9.-The coal
miners throughout the country are discuss
ing the formation of one gigantic organiZa-
ton by the amalgamation of the National
Federation OF Miners and the Miners
National Assembly of the Knights OF
Labor Heretofore considerable jealousy
has been manifested between the members
of the two organizations, but lately the
officials have shown a disposition to agree
upon plan for mutual benefit. AT re-
cent meeting of the executive board of the
Federation of Miners resolution asking
for a conference with the executive board
of the Miners Assembly was adopted. The
plan of federation is that the two executive
boards shall meet and devise set of rules or
laws for the government of mining affairs.
These laws are to provide for representa-
ton from both the open and secret branches
of the organization. No person is to serve
as officer unless he becomes member OF
the Knights of Labor. 1t is understood
that the idea IS to have the federation still
retain its organization, with the under
standing that ali its members shall be
Knights of Labor. This will also likely
bring all the outside Knights into the fed
Grafton. The union members would then
belong to both organizations. 1t is likely
that Knights of Labor members will agree
: to the conference.
CHICAGO CARPENTERS.
CHICAGO, April 9.-The hall of the strik-
ing union carpenters, on Fifth avenue, has
been crowded all day with the strikers. A
number of contractors visited the hall dur
ing the day and sought to engage men to
help them out on important work, but their
appeals were invariably denied. The
strikers declare that they will remain out
until their union is recognized. The car
penters claim that 260 bosses have expressed
a Willingness to give in, and that only about
14O are OpDOS6d To the OncaSSiOn The car
penters claim that the strike will soon end.
1t is thought that the meeting of master
carpenters to be held at the Builders EX-
change to-day may settle the matter.
Fights between strikers and imported
carpenters occurred in many parts of the
city yesterday. The strikers, in almost
every case, managed to elude the police.
Non-union men were compelled to quit work
in a number of instances, especially in the
outskirts of the city. Nine strikers were
arrested at the corner of Jackson and Gin
ton streets, where they attempted to in
duce men employed on Warren Springer s
tall structure to quit work. No violence
had occurred, and the prisoners claim that
their arrest was wholly unWarranted. Shots
were exchanged between policemen and
strikers near Humboldt park. Scabs were
found at work by one of the committees,
and President Kliver, of the Carpenters
Council. They were requested to quit.
suddenly paJfOl wagon loaQeQ with pO-
Hcemen came along and firing began on
both sides. The shots were fired in the air
and nobody was arrested. The Knights of
Labor element among the strikers not
at all satisfied with the way matters are
being conducted by the Carpenters COun-
Gil.
STONE CUTTERS STRIKE.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 9.-About 20C
stone cutters employed in the various yards
of the city threw down their tools yes
terday morning and refused to work until
an increase of from thirty-five to forty-ive
cents an hour is granted Last evening the
employers determined not to grant the in
crease under any circumstances.
THE COTTON HANDLERS
NEW ORLEANS, April 9-The strike of the
cotton handlers still continues, but a con
ference of all the parties will be held to-
day with a view to adjusting the troubles
existing between the old and new councils
At a meeting to-day of delegates from al
the organizations composing the cotton
councils, the old council (colored), de
manded that half of all the work done il
this city by cotton handlers, be given tc
colored men. This demand was not &C
aceded to.